Scotland’s midfielder and captain Darren Fletcher, center, takes part in a training session of the Scottish national football team in Dortmund, western Germany on Sept. 6, 2014. (John MacDougall, Getty Images)
Darren Fletcher is captain of Scotland’s national soccer team, but when it comes time to decide his nation’s independence, the midfielder will be watching from the sideline.
“Because I live in England, I can’t vote,” Fletcher told The Denver Post in a June interview as he and his Man United teammates prepared for a .
In order to be eligible, .
Scotland’s Darren Fletcher, left, and Germany’s Andre Schuerrle challenge for the ball during the Euro 2016 soccer qualifying group D match between Germany and Scotland in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. (Martin Meissner, The Associated Press)
Fletcher, 30, has . Only six men have worn it more times in their career. However, he will be one of more than a million Scots who won’t be able to cast a ballot in the Sept. 18 Scotland independence vote.
“The fact that I can’t vote makes it irrelevant really,” Fletcher said, declining to disclose a position on the issue. “You know, itap a really individual choice, and the fact that I can’t vote, it takes it out of my hands really, so we’ll have to wait and see.”
With a close vote expected, heading into the vote, and many believe .
